3. Past Professional Positions

Dr Kriengsak Chareonwongsak spent the first 20 years of his career as an academic combined with various appointed positions as advisor to various Prime Ministers ,Deputy Prime Minister, various Ministers and President of Thailandrsquo;s National Parliament and National Assembly, but in 2001, with his election to the National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC), one of Thailandrsquo;s most influential constitutional autonomous bodies, began to transition into a more strictly exclusive focus on public role. This transition was formalized with his election as a Member of Parliament in Feb 2005 and elected to be a key senior leader and on the executive board of the oldest and most established political party in Thailand.
Date
Position
Institution
Responsibilities
Feb 2005 Feb 2006
Member of Parliament (Party List)
Democrat Party, Thailand
middot; Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Economic Development, The House of Representatives
middot; Chair, Parliamentary Sub-committee on Macroeconomic and International Economics, The House of Representatives
middot; Sub-committee on Agricultural Economics Development, The House of Representatives
middot; Special Committee examining the Ubonratchathani University Act (draft version), The House of Representatives
middot; Special Committee examining the Mahidol University Act (draft version), The House of Representatives
June 2005
Oct 2007
Executive Board
Democrat Party, Thailand
middot; Vice Chair, Working Committee on Economic Policy
middot; Vice-Chair, Working Committee on the Black Report
middot; Deputy Advisory Chair, Democrat Law Committee
middot; Working Committee for Strategic Mission
middot; Committee for the 100th birthday celebration ofPrime Minister M.R. Senee Pramoch
middot; Workgroup for the International Conference on Political Parties
Sept 2001 Sept 2005
Eminent Person amp;Member
National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC)
middot; Chair, Education, Religion, Arts and Culture Commission (NESAC)
middot; Vice Chair, Economic, Commerce and Industry Commission (NESAC)
1985 - 2005
Executive Director
Institute of Future Studies for Development
middot; Founded and established the first private research think tank in Thailand
middot; Developed IFD into one of the premier research non-government institutes in Thailand
1981- 1985
Lecturer
Kasetsart University, Thailand
middot; Taught and researched in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration